11-10-2013, 01:00 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-10-2013, 01:02 AM by Hammerskjold.)
/cast raise skeleton on thread
Allright, here's one semi finished knife. I say that because it still needs a sheath\scabbard. And it's still fairly crude in some of the fit and finish. The bevel part of the cutting edge needs more polishing to at least satin finish level.
The prybar itself is not perfectly flat, so I had to fill some of the gaps between the handle scales with epoxy. Things need to be ground or forged flat so mating parts fits nicely. That or buying flat ground stock to begin with will probably save precious time and prevent headaches.
This is not re-heat treated so it has the original spring temper of a prybar. Good news is, it's probably a tough blade to break, and easy to sharpen. The bad news is, it's soft by cutlery standard, and looking back I think heat treating to produce a harder blade than the original spring temper is a good trade off.
It's an ok slicer, though it can push cut newspaper no problem. Can cut potatoes but awkwardly and on an angle due to the 1/4 inch thickness. Acts like a cleaver vs raw chicken. It has chopped ice to defrost a freezer. Originally it was designed to see if it can do the duty of a small hatchet for a camping trip.
Camping trip unfortunately got cancelled, and after backyard testing the blade might be too short to serve as hatchet duty.
But I learned a lot, and the next one I'm going
to improve on what I learned.
Forgive the pic quality, I'm not a pro-tographer like Shoju.
![[Image: bhSKmT7.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/bhSKmT7.jpg)
The bamboo is from a free home depot flooring sample.
Strand woven, carbonized bamboo.
Interesting material, similar to oak.
Though I'm probably not going to use this particular brand
if I use bamboo composites for handles again.
Allright, here's one semi finished knife. I say that because it still needs a sheath\scabbard. And it's still fairly crude in some of the fit and finish. The bevel part of the cutting edge needs more polishing to at least satin finish level.
The prybar itself is not perfectly flat, so I had to fill some of the gaps between the handle scales with epoxy. Things need to be ground or forged flat so mating parts fits nicely. That or buying flat ground stock to begin with will probably save precious time and prevent headaches.
This is not re-heat treated so it has the original spring temper of a prybar. Good news is, it's probably a tough blade to break, and easy to sharpen. The bad news is, it's soft by cutlery standard, and looking back I think heat treating to produce a harder blade than the original spring temper is a good trade off.
It's an ok slicer, though it can push cut newspaper no problem. Can cut potatoes but awkwardly and on an angle due to the 1/4 inch thickness. Acts like a cleaver vs raw chicken. It has chopped ice to defrost a freezer. Originally it was designed to see if it can do the duty of a small hatchet for a camping trip.
Camping trip unfortunately got cancelled, and after backyard testing the blade might be too short to serve as hatchet duty.
But I learned a lot, and the next one I'm going
to improve on what I learned.
Forgive the pic quality, I'm not a pro-tographer like Shoju.
The bamboo is from a free home depot flooring sample.
Strand woven, carbonized bamboo.
Interesting material, similar to oak.
Though I'm probably not going to use this particular brand
if I use bamboo composites for handles again.